World Premiere Jacques Cousteau called it “the world’s aquarium.” A vast and lush underwater paradise surrounded by arid desert and thick mangrove, the Sea of Cortez has captivated explorers from Francisco de Ulloa to John Steinbeck. With half a million tons of seafood taken per year, 6,000 cataloged species and perhaps 6,000 yet to be found, few places on earth boast such diversity of life. But today industrial fishing operations are decimating the sea's bounty